Trivia: Stations located uphill from city and town centres

[Lloyds siding]

Dent.
Famous for it..

 

[Rescars]

I don't know the area, but was Bleadon and Uphill up a hill from Bleadon?

 

[Taunton]

The former stations at Ilfracombe, Ventnor ... were notoriously at the top of a hill too.

A number of West Country resorts are centred down at sea level, at the foot of hills, which the railway approaching over would want to drop down to serve but the gradient was impractical, so the station ended up as the highest building in the settlement. Not so much of an issue when people went to these places for a fortnight's annual holiday, there would be road vehicle transfers, but a definite turn-off for day trippers. It was doubtless what finished off the Lynton & Barnstaple so early, with the terminus so high and far away from Lynton centre, let alone from Lynmouth.

Not only was Ilfracombe way above the town, but the extremely steep gradient approach for several miles from Mortehoe meant teetering down slowly to avoid brake fade, and for going up banking locos had to be sent from Barnstaple to assist.

 

[randyrippley]

A number of West Country resorts are centred down at sea level, at the foot of hills, which the railway approaching over would want to drop down to serve but the gradient was impractical, so the station ended up as the highest building in the settlement. Not so much of an issue when people went to these places for a fortnight's annual holiday, there would be road vehicle transfers, but a definite turn-off for day trippers. It was doubtless what finished off the Lynton & Barnstaple so early, with the terminus so high and far away from Lynton centre, let alone from Lynmouth.

Not only was Ilfracombe way above the town, but the extremely steep gradient approach for several miles from Mortehoe meant teetering down slowly to avoid brake fade, and for going up banking locos had to be sent from Barnstaple to assist.

Lyme Regis and Sidmouth were good examples of this

 

[Bevan Price]

Burnley Manchester Road is a bit of a climb from the town centre.

As are Burnley Barracks and Burnley Central. And the latter is not exactly "central" if you regard the main "shopping streets" as the centre of Burnley.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Dent is another (and several miles away! ).

Dent.
Famous for it..

Indeed. Mentioned already in post #2.

 

[Neilandrewhall]

Caerphilly

 

[c52]

There's a hill between Plymouth and its station, but possibly the station is on the same level as the town centre.

 

[iphone76]

Orpington

 

[lachlan]

Stonehaven is very much uphill from the town centre. Originally built out of town, it has now been absorbed by housing and while it remains far from the town centre and main bus stop, it is probably a more convenient location for the majority of residents.

 

[Rescars]

A number of West Country resorts are centred down at sea level, at the foot of hills, which the railway approaching over would want to drop down to serve but the gradient was impractical, so the station ended up as the highest building in the settlement. Not so much of an issue when people went to these places for a fortnight's annual holiday, there would be road vehicle transfers, but a definite turn-off for day trippers. It was doubtless what finished off the Lynton & Barnstaple so early, with the terminus so high and far away from Lynton centre, let alone from Lynmouth.

Not only was Ilfracombe way above the town, but the extremely steep gradient approach for several miles from Mortehoe meant teetering down slowly to avoid brake fade, and for going up banking locos had to be sent from Barnstaple to assist.

And not just the West Country. One of the reasons Portpatrick never took off as a harbour for Irish traffic was the height of the railway above sea level.

 

[ANDREW_D_WEBB]

Chesham

 

[Cambus731]

Burnley Manchester Road is a bit of a climb from the town centre.

That's the first one I thought of. It's a right pain carrying luggage up that hill.

 

[Farningham]

Cromer

 

[AlterEgo]

Leighton Buzzard.

 

[33101]

Long closed and not really mainline, but Ventnor was a fair climb up from the town & (likely more importantly) the beach.

 

[Pinus contorta]

Shrewsbury
Newton-le-willows
Darlington
Ulverston
Penrith
Appleby
Liverpool Lime street

 

[daodao]

Caerphilly, Llanishen and Heath High Level stations, on the former Rhymney Railway.

 

[Requeststop]

Saltash
Redruth
St Austell
Ivybridge
Calstock

 

[Ken H]

Henley in Arden. Fair way from the centre too. Its in the middle of 1960s housing now

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Shrewsbury

Surely the station's downhill from the town centre?

 

[Pinus contorta]

Surely the station's downhill from the town centre?

Whoops I must be getting it mixed up with somewhere else!

 

[davetheguard]

Cromer

Very much so to the now closed Cromer High. Not so sure about the -still open- Cromer Beach!

 

[Furryanimal]

Bridgend..

 

[JRT]

Arnside
Maybe Lancaster.
Glossop
Dinting
Both Bradford stations.

Bradford Forster Square is at "street level" coming from M&S or the car park. It's actually downhill from the entrance on Cheapside that you have to walk up to, the difference in levels partly why the stations were never connected.

 

[Ken H]

Bradford Forster Square is at "street level" coming from M&S or the car park. It's actually downhill from the entrance on Cheapside that you have to walk up to, the difference in levels partly why the stations were never connected.

Id say its up hill from Hall Ings which I think of Bradford Centre

 

[Springs Branch]

As are Burnley Barracks and Burnley Central. And the latter is not exactly "central" if you regard the main "shopping streets" as the centre of Burnley.

At one time, allegedly until 1944, Burnley Central was named Burnley Bank Top. This alludes (in my mind at least) to somewhere at the top of a hill.


Another candidate is Hindley.

I once had romantic aspirations requiring travel to/from Hindley station. Unfortunately, the only part of this doomed liaison which involved me getting breathless and sweaty was the longish, brisk uphill walk along Ladies Lane from the town centre back to the station.

 

[John Griffiths]

Durham is a bit of a climb.

 

[43066]

Orpington station is up a fairly steep hill, and a fair way from the town centre.

 

[melon68]

Seaham on the Durham coast line. There were originally lines down to the harbour but I think they were freight only....